Other Organizations and Initiatives Related to the Biological Weapons Convention

The Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) is not the only international forum which addresses the threats posed by biological and toxin weapons. The Health Security approach necessitates close collaboration with other regimes dealing with disease events with natural or accidental origin. The current work programme is bolstered by cooperation and coordination with organizations relevant to the Convention as well as other international instruments.

Related International Instruments

The 1925 Geneva ProtocolThe Chemical Weapons Convention

The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) is an international treaty which bans the development, production, stockpiling, transfer and use of chemical weapons, and also stipulates their timely destruction. The Convention entered into force in 1997 and mandated the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to eliminate the scourge of chemical weapons forever and to verify the destruction of the declared chemical weapons stockpiles within stipulated deadlines.